We had over a foot of snow here yesterday in Leatherhead and I for one was not surprised that public bus service couldn't run.

I managed to walk to work where I help to organise our Dial-a-Ride service for the elderly and disabled. My manager couldn't get to the office and neither could 2 other office workers. One bus driver walked in and between us we phoned every single Client who was due to travel yesterday to say that we were not running the buses.

Every single person (about 150 of them) totally understood and were grateful that we had phoned. We're not running today or tomorrow either as the sideroads are atrocious and we are a door-to-door service.   We have rung every Client to let them know. It would be foolish of us to attempt to run the service when elderly Clients are unsteady on their feet & there is any risk to them or to our drivers.

Lucky you, Roger, to only get 2 inches of snow, and you're not that far from Leatherhead either......